For twenty years until 2015, in parallel to his pursuits in music and art, M.E. Baird held academic and teaching scholar roles across multiple disciplines at various art and design schools and universities in New South Wales and Victoria. These include RMIT, University, UNSW-COFA, UNSW-Built Environment Department, Sydney Univesity, Deakin University and Byron School of Art (BSA). He has won several awards for teaching excellence.
Below are two workshops that M.E. Baird has created combining music, art, and design, focusing on developing skills to think more creatively.
Both workshops can be run separately or delivered consecutively
Concept vs Theme
Myths, truths and tips for undertaking a creative process. Including how to think more creatively and how to overcome creative blockage.
The Art of Listening
Where the visual senses, the mind and ears collide in an immersive session of drawing and mark-making in response to specific music pieces and it requires absolutely no artistic skills at all, just an open mind. It's enjoyable, even powerful for it can open up the intuitive thinking process to new and far more interesting places.
Like David Lynch said, 'You have to go deep to catch the big fish.'